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Pooja JAIN-GRÉGOIRE

Racism against Africans in India : Analysing power play and national hierarchies in South-South Co-operation

Pooja Jain-Grégoire is a Visiting Researcher at CEIAS, EHESS and is a Research Associate at IGD, South Africa. She obtained her PhD from Sciences Po Paris where she pursued her thesis on New Partnerships for Development : A Case Study on India and Senegal. Her current research interests include the new agenda for developement aid, South-South Co-operation, private sector’s role in development, international governance and the sociological and ethical implications of international relations.

Martina BASSAN

Anti-Black Racism in Contemporary China: Cultural and Political Roots of Chinese Prejudice Towards Africans

Martina Bassan received a BA and a MA in Chinese Studies at Ca' Foscari University in Italy and she is now pursuing a PhD in International Relations at Sciences Po Paris. Her work focuses on China's African Studies and China’s Africa watchers' narratives on Africa. She has researched for almost a year in China as a visiting scholar (Peking University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University) and conducted several interviews with Chinese scholars, experts and diplomats.